Relief valve for tanks or receptacles



@ct 23, T1923: Lfgv F. MATHEH RELIEF VALVE FOR TANKS OR RECEPTACLES Filed July 26 19m latented @ots 23, w23..

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Application lcl July 2B, 192e. serial No. $99,151;

To all whom t may azi/:wem:

Be it known that l, Parlor MA, a subject of the King of Great Britain and lreland, residing at 23 Great Winchester Street, London, E. C. 2, England, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in or relating to Relief Valves for 'lanks or Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tanks or receptacles used for the storage of volatile liquids and for other similar purposes.

According to the invention the pressure and vacuum valves are seated one beneath and the other above the valve seating plate and each valve is suspended from the arm of a lever, the other arm ot which carries a counter-weight.

The invention. comprises the which are hereinafter described.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the casing and cover of a pair of vacuum and pressure valves constructed and arranged according to the invention, in which the casing, the valves, the valve seating plate and the removable cowl are shewn in section.

Figure 2 is a plan:

Figure 3 is a transverse section one of the valves.

ln carrying the invention into eden-.t as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, mount a rectangular casing such as a in position upon the tank or receptacle I) at a position where a holel o of a corresponding form has been provided in the wall of the tank or receptacle;` a layer fl of asbestos features through sheeting being interposed between the bottom face of the casing a and the tank or receptacle, andthe valve casing secured in position by such means as bolts e. The upper part of the casing is provided with a shoulder a1 for the reception of a valve seating plate f and asbestos cord or any other suitable packing g is interposed between the edge of the valve seatingI plate and the wall of the casing a.

The valve'seating plate f is provided with circular ridges f1 f2 tor the reception of' the seats of disc valves h and hl, the valve h being disposed beneath the valve seating plate f and being thus adapted to act as a vacuum valve, while the valve it* is mounted above the valve seating plate f and is adapted to act as a pressure valve.

rl`he respective valves h h1 have hook t tings z' mounted centrally `thereof for the connection of the valves with the respective valve levers lo k1. The valve levers It c are mounted upon knife edges on bearings Z1 Z, and on the respective ends opposite to that to which the valves are connected the levers have mounted upon them counterweights m m1, and these counter-weights are adapted to be movedto apply a determined pressure upon the valve seats. Upon the valve casing a a removable cowl or head 0 is mounted, supported at a position near the edge of the valve seating plate by feet or pillars 01.

lt will be understood that the weights m 'm1 may be adjusted upon their respective levers so that the valves 'may be applied upon their seats with .a particular degree of pressure and so that thus should a vacuum be produced within the tank or receptacle, the valve hA would open under atmospheric pressure and admit air to restore the pressure, while iftoo great a pressure is created within the tank or receptacle the pressure valve h1 would open for its relief.

rlhus in such an arrangement under normal pressure conditions the respective valves would always be closed upon their seats, while on these conditions being sub stantially altered, one or other of the valves would immediately open to restore the pressure conditions.

lt will be understoodvthat the invention is broadly applicable tor the maintenance of a redetermined pressure in the manner here inbefore described. lt will be understood, moreover, that by such an arrangement, the cowl or cover o may be readily removed for the inspection or the valves and that the valve seating plate as well as the valves may be also readily removed for adjustment, while the contents ot the tank are protected by the gauze screen a2.

lt will be understood that the valve cas ing maybe ot any shape, but is so disposed that the valve seating plate shall take a substantially horizontal position, and with a view to ensure the precise adjustment ot the valve seating plate f into its horizontal position, adiusting screws such as p may be provided near the edge ot the plate f. More than one gauze screen may be applied it de sired.

With a view to prevent a fall or snow acting as a seal between the cover o and the said casing a, a Ventilating pipe o2 mounted upon the cover o, and the pipe may be surmounted by a cover o3 which while preventing the inward passage of rain or snow allows of effective ventilation. Any other suitable means may, however, be einployed for the same purpose.

I claim: y

l. lil tanks or receptacles for the reception of v latile liquids, in Icombination a vacuum re ief valve and a pressure relief valve, a valve seating plate upon which the respective valves are adapted to be seated, the vacuum relief valve being beneath lthe plate and the pressure relief valve above the said plate, and counter-weighted levers from one arm of which the vacuum and pressure relief valves are respectively suspended, substantially as described.

may be 2. In tanks or receptacles for therecep tion of volatile liquids, in combination a vacuum relief valve anda pressure relief valve, a valve seating plate upon which the respective valves are adapted to be seated, the vacuum relief valve being beneath the said plate and the 'pressure relief valve above the said plate, levers carried upon the valve seating plate, from one arm of which leversV the respective vacuum and pressure relief valves are respectively suspended, and an adjustable counter-weight carried bythe other arm of the said levers, substantially as described.

3. nvtanks or rece tacles for the reception of volatile liquids, in combination a vacuum relief valve and a pressure relief valve, a valve seating plate upon which the respective valves are adapted to be seated, the vacuum relief valve being' beneath said plate and the pressure relief valve being above the said plate, counter-Weighted levers from one arm of which the vacuum and pressure relief valves are respectively suspended, a casing in communication withthe tank or receptacle and carrying the said valve seating plate in position upon the tank of receptacle, and means for precise adjustment of the valve seating plate in a sub-- stantially horizontal position upon the said casing substantially as described.

4. In tanks or receptacles for tion of volatile liquids, a casing having vertical wa-lls and adapted to surround an opening in the tank or receptacle, and provided at the top with an outwardly offset portion forming an interior shoulder adapted to support a valve seating plate and its valve mechanism, said casing being provided at the bottom with an inwardly extending flange adapted to be secured to the tank or receptacle and having a portion adapted to support a` .gauze screen in the lower part of the said casing 1n position beneath the valve seatingr plate.

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